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The title of the album comes from the character in ''[[Madame Butterfly]]'', but right before its release the [[Pinkerton Detective|Pinkerton security agency]] attempted to sue for trademark infringement, only to have their case thrown out almost instantly. The first single, "El Scorcho", stiffed on MTV, possibly due to Cuomo's refusal to indulge in the "gimmicky" videos that made "Buddy Holly" a success, and despite subsequent singles "The Good Life" and "Pink Triangle", ''Pinkerton'' stopped at #19 on the ''Billboard'' charts and endured a severe critical beatdown - infamously, ''Rolling Stone'''s review criticised every song save "Butterfly" and a reader poll named it one of the worst albums of 1996. Despite this, the album settled on being a [[Cult Classic]] and slowly but steadily gathered a fanbase, and years later the consensus altered and it became recognised as Weezer's [[Magnum Opus]].
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* [[Asian Gal with White Guy]]: Certain lyrics of the album nod to Rivers' famous [[Race Fetish]], such as "Goddamn you half-Japanese girls/Do it to me every time!" from "El Scorcho".
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